Description

TL8564SE
639-1/8/111
07/08/52

BURY ST EDMUNDS
ABBEY PRECINCTS
Ruins to north of the Cloister
(Formerly Listed as:
ABBEY PRECINCTS Abbey Ruins)

GV
I

Remains of the Refectory, with the Kitchen and Cellarer's
range to the north of it, and of the larder and wardrobe below
the Queen's Chamber to the north of the former Dorter. Flint
with stone fragments. C12. 3 of the Refectory walls are in
coursed flint and stand approx 3 metres high; in the east and
west walls are blocked pointed arched doorways of Barnack
stone. The lower part of the Queen's Chamber building is the
most complete of the whole complex, with all 4 walls standing.
Stone-faced pilasters in the 4 corners and fragments of others
along the walls which divided the interior into 2 vaulted
bays. In the west wall the stone backing for a fireplace and
in the north-west corner the base of a small circular stair
turret. This building formed part of the range which included
the Abbot's Palace.
Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: TL8570664236

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17526828

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)